she came here from china to briefly help her son and wife take care of their 18-month-old baby. they went to twin peaks to show friends the beautiful screws of the-- the beautiful views of the city and then -- >> tragedy happens. took my mom from hee me. >> reporter: he spent christmas cleaning out her mother's room and planning to return her body to china for a proper burial. the sadness is not something he wants any other family to suffer through. so he has a message about drinking and driving and getting behind the wheel -- >> think about the consequences. i had a perfect family. a perfect mom and now everything is gone. >> reporter: just teen waldman, kron 4 news. >>> u.s. holiday retail sales this year are the weakest since 2008 after a shopping season disrupted by storms and ricing unernty -- uncertainty. a track says holiday sales increased .7%. now, analysts had expected sales to grow 3% to 4% this season. sump storm sandy caused sales to decline after striking east coast in late october. that short shows investors nervous as lawmakers fail to reach a deal to avoid the f